2013: Started all 33 matches at setter ... Registered 1,220 assists, 322 digs, 50 kills, 49 blocks and 13 service aces, hitting .327 on the season ... Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 9.92 per set ... Recorded a team-high 14 double-doubles, including the first assists-digs 20-20 since 2010 with 44 assists and 20 digs in a four-set win at Wisconsin ... Registered 117 assists at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, with six blocks, 23 digs and two aces on the weekend, hitting .536 ... Tallied 67 assists, 14 digs and seven blocks at the Iowa State Challenge ... Recorded a double-double in all three matches at the Illini Classic, hitting .800 with four kills, 50 assists, 18 digs and five blocks in the win over Arizona State ... Posted her fourth double-double of the year at Duke with 43 assists and 15 digs ... Hit .857, going 6-for-7 on the attack, while putting up 33 assists, seven digs and an ace against Iowa ... Led the team with 13 digs against No. 12 Nebraska ... Struggled at No. 9 Michigan State, getting pulled midway through the second set, but rebounded tremendously the following night to lead the Illini past No. 14 Michigan, 3-2. Recorded 40 assists, five digs, three kills, an ace and a block, including serving up match point ... Recorded a double-double at No. 20 Purdue with 46 assists, 10 digs, an ace, a block and a kill ... Notched a double-double against No. 17 Ohio State, earning 44 assists, 13 digs and an ace, registering six of those digs in the fourth set alone ... Put up a then-season-high 52 assists at Northwestern, adding 13 digs for her second-straight double-double ... Had a fantastic all-around performance in the win at No. 16 Wisconsin, recording 44 assists, a career-high 20 digs, three kills and a block, marking the first assist-dig 20-20 since 2010. She is just the fourth setter since at least 1997 to register a 20-20 ... Recorded a career-high 55 assists to go along with 13 digs in the Illini's 3-2 victory over No. 17 Michigan ... Tallied 33 assists, 14 digs and three blocks against Indiana ... Helped the team hit .369 while running a .532 assist percentage in the Illini's 3-0 sweep of No. 18 Purdue ... Notched back-to-back double-doubles at Ohio State and No. 2 Penn State, totaling 70 assists, 30 digs, four blocks and two kills ... Had four kills and a 3-set season-high 38 assists to help the Illini hit .357 while sweeping Northwestern ... Topped her season high for a 4-set match with 48 assists against Marquette, leading the Illini to hit an impressive .319 in the NCAA Second Round.

2012: Appeared in seven matches as a true freshman, making four starts ... Totaled 163 assists, 10 blocks, 10 kills and six service aces while hitting .556 on the year ... Started her first collegiate match at Michigan State, where she led the Illini to a much-needed, come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Spartans ... Registered a double-double in her first career match, scoring 49 assists, 14 digs, three kills on three swings, and a block assist ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Oct. 15 after her Illini debut, becoming the first Illinois freshman ever to win a Big Ten weekly award for her first appearance ... Recorded her second-straight double-double against Northwestern, matching her debut with 49 assists and 14 digs, adding two kills and four block assists ... Entered the Purdue match in the fifth set when the Illini trailed 5-0, assisting on three-straight kills to close the gap to 5-3 ... Came in when the Illini trailed 11-1 to Penn State in the third set, and won 13 of the final 27 points ... Did not commit an attack error all season, hitting 1.000 in three matches.

High School

2011 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year ... 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year after earning 2nd team all-state honors by the paper in 2009 and 2010 ... 2011 Chicago Tribune Player of the Year ... 2011 News-Gazette First Team All-State after earning 2nd team honors in 2009 and 2010 ... 2011 Suburban Life Player of the Year after earning all-area honors by the paper in 2009 and 2010 ... 2011 Mizuno Volleyball Magazine First Team All-American ... 2011 Under Armor Second Team All-American ... Rated the No. 34 best "Senior Ace" in the class according to prepvolleyball.com ... Named West Suburban Silver All-Conference honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011 ... Named first team all-area by the Doings in 2009 ... Four-year starter ... High school coach was Joann Pyritz ... Lyons reached the IHSA Class 4A Elite Eight all four years, winning the state title in 2010 and placing second in 2009 ... Lyons won the West Suburban Conference Silver title in 2009 and 2010 ... Holds Lyons Township High School record for most assists (2,202) ... Her senior stats include 320 kills, 43 blocks, 300 digs, 644 assists, 54 aces and an attack percentage of .499. Has played club for 1st Alliance since 2003 ... Named an AAU All-American in 2009 and 2011 ... Named a USAV All-American in 2010 and 2012 ... Named to USA Select Team in 2009.

Personal

Born on Jan. 26, 1994 ... Daughter of Ed and Cheryl Viliunas ... Brother, Eddie, played a tight end at Illinois from 2008-12 ... J. Kyle Braid Leadership Award recipient ... Members of the Spanish Honor Society and National Honor Society ... Enjoys photography, baking, knitting, and shopping ... Majoring in marketing.

Getting To Know Alexis

Nicknames: LexFun Fact: I'm a national champion in cheerleading.Favorite Movie: The Blind SideRestaurant you have to get to when going home: Portillo'sFavorite Midnight Snack: Chocolate milkSecret Talent: BakingThree things on your "bucket list ": Live in L.A. for a year, pet a squirrel, run a
major corporation.If you were to win $10 million, what would you buy? A yacht to travel the world.Book you've read in the past year: The Hunger GamesFavorite quote: You only live once (YOLO).Favorite Sundae Topping: Hot fudgeFavorite Athlete: Tom BradyFavorite Professional Team: Chicago BullsFavorite TV Shows: Pretty Little LiarsFavorite Musical Group: Lady AntebellumIf I could visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why: Italy because the food rules!Favorite Subject in School: MathFavorite Game: ClueCrazy thing you dream of doing someday: Singing a duet with Justin Bieber.Who did you idolize growing up: My brother.